Read the following sentence.

The employees understood their manager's assertive

stance concerning the need to cut spending.

Which of the following words would change the tone of the sentence if it

replaced the word "assertive"?

O

A. Bossy

O

B. Self-assured

O

C. Strong

D. Confident

C). Strong.

Explanation:

Tone is demonstrated as the approach or attitude that the author adopts towards a specific subject matter that is reflected by the diction and language. It assists the readers to have a perspective to look at and understand the text.

In the given sentence, the word 'assertive' conveys a dominating tone that the author adopts to portray the manager's decisive, self-assured, and insistent attitude which could be changed by replacing the word 'assertive' with 'strong.' This would shift the tone from 'forceful' to 'well-built' and 'verified' position. Thus, option C is the correct answer.